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reports that in a bid to ensure success of its forthcoming seminar on April
this year in Anambra State, the state executive of the Nigerian Institute of
Public Relations, NIPR,
yesterday, embarked on courtesy call on two notable prelates in the state.
yesterday, embarked on courtesy call on two notable prelates in the state.
The Prelates they visited were the
Anglican Bishop of Aguata Diocese, His Grace Rt. Rev. Dr. Christian Efobi, and
the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor.
Speaking during the separate visit,
the newly elected State chairman of the chapter, Rev. Fr. Dr. Cosmos Ebebe
described the bishops as man of honour and integrity who have made positive
impact in the lives of the priests, religious and lay faithful in their
Dioceses.
Rev. Fr. Ebebe, who was a Fellow of
the institute, said the basic function on the institute was all about image
making and reputation management noting that they came to intimate the bishops
of the activities of the institute and as well as to present them with
nomination form for an award of Excellence which if accepted would be conferred
on him in their next award giving ceremony.
Rev. Fr. Ebebe, while intimating the
bishop of the essence of their visit, decried non membership of priests into
institute and pleaded with bishop to allow all those who are in-charge of
image-making business of the Diocese to identify with them noting that from 1st
June, 2015, the body would embarked on sanitisation tour to rid the profession
of quacks and consequently ensuring that only registered members of NIPR
are patronized in any image making jobs.
He explained that NIPR was formed in
1963 as a unit and was charted in 1990 making it a full and independent body.
According to Fr. Ebebe, the institute would soon start the process of
apprehending and prosecuting impersonators.
Contributing the immediate past
State Chairman of the institute, Rev. Fr. Prof. Boniface Obiefuna expressed the
hope that with the supports and encouragements from Church leaders, the
body would assume its rightful position in Nigeria. He appealed to the bishop
to sanctioned the training and re-training of all those who are heading various
organs of the Church in the Diocese even as he said if care was not taken
poor public relations could lead anarchy in some parishes and enjoined the over
five hundred diocesan priests to master the act of PR.
Responding, the Anglican Bishop of
Aguata Diocese, who doubles as the Dean, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion,
Bishop Efobi extolled NIPR for the visit assuring that he would make it.
On his part, Bishop Ezeokafor
expressed appreciation for their visit and promised to look into their request.
He said he was highly elated when it was announced that two priests of
Awka Catholic Diocese were now holding key positions in the institute .
A roll call of those who visited the
bishop is as follows: Rev. Fr. Dr. Cosmos Ebebe (State Chairman); Mrs. Ngozi
Ulogu of National Orientation Agency (NOA) Vice Chairman; Rev. Fr. Prof.
Boniface Obiefuna (Immediate past State chairman and Dean Faculty of Art Unizik
) ; Dr. Ventius Agbanu of the dept Mass Comm ANSU ) Secretary; Sir. Peter Utazi
of Consumer Protection Council( Immediate past State Secretary) and Mr. Uche
Osunkwo of Unizik FM).
Two Notable Bishops in Anambra state Receive NIPR Nomination for honour In Anambra
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